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  • Will Smith, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Edward Norton, Naomie Harris, Keira Knightley, Michael Peña, and Jacob Latimore in Collateral Beauty (2016)

    1. Collateral Beauty

    20161h 37mPG-1323Metascore
    6.8 (108K)
    Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time, and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
    DirectorDavid FrankelStarsWill SmithEdward NortonKate Winslet
  • Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Gustavo Escobar, Isabela Merced, and Julianna Gamiz in Instant Family (2018)

    2. Instant Family

    20181h 58mPG-1357Metascore
    7.3 (131K)
    A couple find themselves in over their heads when they foster three children.
    DirectorSean AndersStarsMark WahlbergRose ByrneIsabela Merced
  • I Am Sam (2001)

    3. I Am Sam

    20012h 12mPG-1328Metascore
    7.6 (159K)
    An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
    DirectorJessie NelsonStarsSean PennMichelle PfeifferDakota Fanning
  • Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (2000)

    4. Erin Brockovich

    20002h 11mR73Metascore
    7.5 (236K)
    A flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company's pollution.
    DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsJulia RobertsAlbert FinneyDavid Brisbin
  • Rudy (1993)

    5. Rudy

    19931h 54mPG71Metascore
    7.5 (72K)
    Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.
    DirectorDavid AnspaughStarsSean AstinJon FavreauNed Beatty
  • Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, and Matthew McConaughey in A Time to Kill (1996)

    6. A Time to Kill

    19962h 29mR53Metascore
    7.5 (192K)
    A young Mississippi lawyer defends a black man who killed the two white men that raped his preteen daughter.
    DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsMatthew McConaugheySandra BullockSamuel L. Jackson
  • Glory Road (2006)

    7. Glory Road

    20061h 58mPG58Metascore
    7.2 (50K)
    In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
    DirectorJames GartnerStarsJosh LucasDerek LukeAustin Nichols
  • Front of the Class (2008)

    8. Front of the Class

    20081h 35mPGTV Movie
    8.1 (10K)
    Despite being challenged by Tourette Syndrome from a young age, Brad Cohen defies all odds to become a gifted teacher.
    DirectorPeter WernerStarsJames WolkTreat WilliamsDominic Scott Kay
  • Lean on Me (1989)

    9. Lean on Me

    19891h 48mPG-1358Metascore
    7.4 (24K)
    The dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school he is determined to improve by any and all means.
    DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsMorgan FreemanBeverly ToddRobert Guillaume
  • Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Lydia Nicole, and Eliot in Stand and Deliver (1988)

    10. Stand and Deliver

    19881h 43mPG77Metascore
    7.3 (23K)
    The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout-prone students to learn calculus.
    DirectorRamón MenéndezStarsEdward James OlmosEstelle HarrisMark Phelan
  • The Ron Clark Story (2006)

    11. The Ron Clark Story

    20061h 30mTV-PGTV Movie
    7.5 (14K)
    A small-town teacher relocates to one of the country's toughest classrooms.
    DirectorRanda HainesStarsMatthew PerryJudith BuchanGriffin Cork
  • Kurt Russell and Dakota Fanning in Dreamer (2005)

    12. Dreamer

    20051h 46mPG59Metascore
    6.8 (14K)
    Cale Crane catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.
    DirectorJohn GatinsStarsKurt RussellDakota FanningOded Fehr
  • Ray Liotta and Kiefer Sutherland in Article 99 (1992)

    13. Article 99

    19921h 40mR
    6.1 (3.8K)
    Dr. Richard Sturgess and his colleagues cut red tape at a poorly-run hospital for veterans.
    DirectorHoward DeutchStarsRay LiottaKiefer SutherlandForest Whitaker
  • Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers (2023)

    14. The Holdovers

    20232h 13mR82Metascore
    7.9 (203K)
    In 1970, a curmudgeonly history teacher at a New England boarding school remains on campus during Christmas break to supervise held over students, and ends up forming an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker.
    DirectorAlexander PayneStarsPaul GiamattiDa'Vine Joy RandolphDominic Sessa
  • Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)

    15. Sleepers

    19962h 27mR49Metascore
    7.5 (246K)
    A reporter and a District Attorney help childhood friends who killed a sadistic guard.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsRobert De NiroKevin BaconBrad Pitt
  • Claire Danes in Temple Grandin (2010)

    16. Temple Grandin

    20101h 47mTV-PGTV Movie
    8.2 (35K)
    A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry.
    DirectorMick JacksonStarsClaire DanesJulia OrmondDavid Strathairn
  • Jennifer Garner and Kylie Rogers in Miracles from Heaven (2016)

    17. Miracles from Heaven

    20161h 49mPG44Metascore
    7.1 (30K)
    Based on the incredible true story of the Beam family.
    DirectorPatricia RiggenStarsJennifer GarnerKylie RogersMartin Henderson
  • Emily VanCamp in Beyond the Blackboard (2011)

    18. Beyond the Blackboard

    20111h 35mTV-PGTV Movie
    7.6 (2.9K)
    A 24-year-old first-time teacher overcomes her initial fears and prejudices and makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a shelter's makeshift classroom.
    DirectorJeff BlecknerStarsEmily VanCampSteve TalleyTimothy Busfield
  • Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods, and Alec Baldwin in Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

    19. Ghosts of Mississippi

    19962h 10mPG-1356Metascore
    6.7 (13K)
    A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsAlec BaldwinJames WoodsWhoopi Goldberg
  • Paul Newman in The Verdict (1982)

    20. The Verdict

    19822h 9mR77Metascore
    7.7 (49K)
    An outcast, alcoholic Boston lawyer sees the chance to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsPaul NewmanCharlotte RamplingJack Warden
  • Mark Ruffalo in Dark Waters (2019)

    21. Dark Waters

    20192h 6mPG-1373Metascore
    7.6 (117K)
    A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
    DirectorTodd HaynesStarsMark RuffaloAnne HathawayTim Robbins
  • Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis in The Accused (1988)

    22. The Accused

    19881h 51mR65Metascore
    7.1 (42K)
    After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.
    DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsKelly McGillisJodie FosterBernie Coulson
  • Charlize Theron in North Country (2005)

    23. North Country

    20052h 6mR68Metascore
    7.3 (46K)
    A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States, Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
    DirectorNiki CaroStarsCharlize TheronJeremy RennerFrances McDormand
  • Danielle Deadwyler in Till (2022)

    24. Till

    20222h 10mPG-1377Metascore
    7.2 (17K)
    In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.
    DirectorChinonye ChukwuStarsDanielle DeadwylerJalyn HallFrankie Faison
  • Emma Thompson in The Children Act (2017)

    25. The Children Act

    20171h 45mR62Metascore
    6.7 (16K)
    As her marriage crumbles, a judge must decide a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.
    DirectorRichard EyreStarsEmma ThompsonStanley TucciReena Lalbihari

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